The Los Angeles Chargers’ second-round draft pick from the 2017 NFL draft, Chargers guard Forrest Lamp, was worth the high selection. Lamp was the No. 1 rated pass blocker in all of college football during 2016, per Pro Football Focus. Lamp did not give up many sacks last season, which is great news

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There is only one place to start. “It’s always the name,” Ironhead Gallon said with a smile. The linebacker-turned-safety out of Georgia Southern, one of the Cardinals’ undrafted rookies, doesn’t have “Ironhead” on his birth certificate. His given name is Deshawntee. But his father Shawn

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Despite still being owed more than $42 million after this year, Pablo Sandoval’s days with the Red Sox appear numbered. With Sandoval now on his second disabled list stint of the season – this time with an ear infection – after turning into what Feinsand calls “a horror tale for the Red Sox

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Darren McFadden never lived up to expectations as the fourth overall pick in 2008. In seven seasons with the Raiders, McFadden had only one 1,000-yard season as he missed 29 games with 15 different injuries. Yet, McFadden, who turns 30 next month, stil…

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This article originally appeared on FoxSports.com The problem with a rebuild is that it is always darkest before the dawn, and teams never know when the light finally will emerge.It’s dark for the Phillies right now, about as dark as it gets. The Phils, losers of 39 of their past 50 games, are on pace

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The NBA draft is a big deal! Here’s what you should watch for on Thursday night. All of LaVar Ball’s bluster and the general fascination (or contempt?) with the Ball family could end up with Lonzo on the league’s most historically popular team, and the one he wanted to play for all along.

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Despite a massive offseason turnaround, the San Francisco 49ers are still projected to be very bad in 2017. Looking at Vegas odds and the upcoming schedule, what’s a realistic win total for the Niners this season? Well, anything better than a 2-14 record would be a major improvement for the San Francisco

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Jordan Eberle believes the trade to the New York Islanders will provide him with a fresh start — and possibly the opportunity to play alongside John Tavares. In a blockbuster Thursday morning, the Oilers dealt Eberle to the Islanders for Ryan Strome. Back then, the draft-eligible Tavares was expected to go No. 1 overall in a few months time.

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FOXSports.coms Ken Rosenthal and FanRags Jon Heyman have a long list of relievers Washingtons reportedly pursuing as they look for bullpen help… FanRags Jon Heyman had previously reported that he spoke to someone with ties to the Washington National…

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The NHL on Thursday released its 2017-18 schedule and as reported Wednesday, the Flyers open the season in San Jose on Oct. 4 as part of a four-game road trip that includes games in Los Angeles, Anaheim and concludes in Nashville on Oct. 10. The Flyers…

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Frank Kush, the fearsome coach who transformed Arizona State from a backwater football program into a powerhouse, died Thursday. ”Coach Kush built ASU into a national football power,” ASU President Michael M. Crow said in a statement. ”He taught u…

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Already told he would be cut, catcher Stephen Vogt asked the Oakland Athletics to announce his departure Thursday rather than be a distraction before a game against Houston the previous night. Rookie infielder Matt Chapman went on the 10-day disabled …

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For at least the last two seasons, Joel Quenneville has watched as the equipment designed to keep Marian Hossa safe and pain-free did just the opposite. “Constant pain and constant annoyance,” is how Quenneville put Hossa’s skin disorder that has forced him out of hockey for at least a season, and probably for good. It’s why Hossa got more days off than other players, because any day he didn’t have to put on his equipment was a good day. It’s why Hossa’s pregame routine took longer than other players. It’s why the athletic trainers and equipment staff tried everything they could think of to ease Hossa’s suffering. “I’d like to give you a number on how many different things that he would try to

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Eric Reid seemed to know what was coming. Just a few hours before the start of mandatory minicamp, the San Francisco 49ers safety was explaining to reporters why it’s so difficult to defend Kyle Shanahan’s offense. Shanahan’s ability to disguise plays was one of Reid’s deductions. The

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